Talk:Prow

Bow and prow

It isn't made clear what the difference is between the bow and prow of a ship. And do all boats have a bow and/or prow, including rowboats, sailing ships, yachts, cruise ships? Or just some kinds? Badagnani 05:29, 14 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Just removed

Why was this text removed?

"...hence used like keel, by metonymy, of the ship itself." Badagnani (talk) 00:41, 10 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Hi Badagnan - Sorry that was me. I was trying to reword the begining phrase. I don't understand how the prow could be a metonymy of the ship itself. It didn't make sense to me. Go ahead and reword it if you want - take care... Dinkytown (talk) 04:50, 11 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Safety of design

The Tumblehome design was considered a factor in the RMS Empress of Ireland sinking. Jhansonxi (talk) 02:38, 2 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]